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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

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n The Plymouth, Pa, Hospital Com
DIE :.tse been asked to test and prove the
n~tse eti of many different articles to
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phsid . sR1aeiin,u in n STAYING p' the spread cad Of
Ill., l"sF Fever. +. H. Armstrong, J. A. Orr,
IT, e.. Kerr, S. M. Davenport, 0. NJ. Lance,
lanes Lee, Jr.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
SPECIAL NOTICE.

It is highly important that the friends
and slpporters of General Nichols should
keen themselves thoroughly informed in
regard to the progress of the canvass now
Going on in this State. The most eminent
leaders of the Louisiana Democracy are in
the field. Nichols clubs are being organ-
lied IN every parish, public meetings of
great interest are almost of daily occur
renee. and the discussion of the various
issues involved is marked by unusual
earnestness and ability. The Pieayune has.
furnished it's readers with an accurate and
comprehensive account of this movement
from its inception, and will continue to do
so to the close of the struggle, in order
that the public may understand the situa-
ton perfectly. and that General Nichols
and his friends may be fully and fairly re-
ported. Many Of the weekly papers are
doing noble work III the good cause, and
we ourselves have been much indebted to
them for their contributions to the geler-
al discussion; but only a daily paper has
the opportunity and the facilities requl-
site to an Immediate and complete report
of the whole canvass with all its details
and in all It's varying phases. For these
reasons. we deem it proper to commend
the Daily pkaynne to tie favorable con-
sidcratiOn of all who are interested III the
effort now being made to secure Onr party
and the State from the evils OF ring rule
and personal government.
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MON!TION.
4 OF LOUISIANA.

CIAl Il VI LoC lSlI ~
Twenty-ffth Judicial District Court,
Parish Of Vermiiion.
No. 1872.
Odile Segura and Eli Montague, her
husband. VS. EX-party monition.
To all whom to whom it may concern :
Notice is hereby given to. all persons
who can set up any right to the prop
erty hereinafter described, claimed to
have been purchased by the plaintiff in
the above entitled and numbered case,
at a tax sale made by John 4. Brook
shier, then tas-collector for the parish
Of Vermilion, on the 22d day of Noyem-
Der. 1879, in consequence of any infor-
mality, irregularity or illegality in any
Of the proceedings had or for any other
defect whatsoever, to show cause with
in thirty days from this date, why said
sale should not be confirmed and
homologated for the following lands,
viz: The he Or, Sc or, sw or, 81 and
ne or Of NV Or of see "a, tp IL, ST 3
sel of ne! and CO of SCI and the sw4 of sec
80, tp II, ST c.; the SCI of sec 8, tp II, ST 3
e. the 81 OF see, sec :, tip u, 81 3 e.. the
nw4 of see Il, TIP 70, ST {. Eight lots in
sec 81, tp T., Sr3e': the e. of nwl and the
ne! /: the sci and cl of sw4, sec 10, tip 10, ST
. e.. the nc4 of mel and 81 of mel and SET
and III Of nw4 and sci of nw4 and nw4 of
sw4, sec s, Up II, 81 c.. SCI see Z, tip II, ST
2 G.. the II! of NJ; the 5! of nw4 the sw4
Of ne4 the w of sw! the WI of SCI of sec
Is, tp y, ST e.; the nw4 and the sw4, the
81 OF SCI and nw4 of set, TIP IL, ST 2 e.. the
NV or; the sw or and s. of ne or and NV
or of ne or, sec 36. tip ~, 81 2 c. the WI of
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans, La.
Snptoy,Ior On 1897

September 20. 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the following
nalned settler has tiled notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or in his absence the
Clerk of the District Court, at Abbeville,
La, on Saturday. November u. 1887, viz:
Victorin Maxile, who made Homestead
Entry No. 57s1, for the e. of sW Or. and
SW or of Sc Or, Section 25, Township II,
South Range 3 East La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of said land, viz Charles
Hungerford, Emile Moultrie. Henry Rees,
and Alfred Moultrie, all of Vermilion par
lSh, Louisiana.
THos. j. BUTIFR, Register.
Oct. l. 1887.
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NOTICE..

Land Office at New Orleans, La.
September 70, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof win be made
before the Judge, or in his absence the
Clerk OF the District Court, at Abbeville,
La, ON Monday, November z. 1885,. viz !:
Luc Broussard. who made Homestead
Entry No. 66S4. for the FL of NV quarter,
shin II, south, Range 3 East. La. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said.land, viz:-OneZime
P"reican. Theoeene ~Schexnayder, OneZiIue
Bandoin and Eloi Prejean, all oil Vermilion
Parrish, Louisiana.
Tuos. j. BUTLER, Register.
Dot l 1897
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or in his absence. the
Clerk of the District Court, at Abbevilie,
La, on Saturday, November IL, 1887. viz !:
Charles Hungerford, who made Home
Entry No. $3.50 for the lots 2 d 3, Section
10. Township IL, SIR. 2 w, La. Meridian:
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of said land, viz :-Melicka
Leleu, Henry Rees, Rupert Castillo and
Victorin MaSile, all of Vermiiion Parish,
Louisiana.
THOMAS J. BUTLER, Register.
Oct. l. 1887.
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SnerimS Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court.
Parish OF Vermilion.
Nos. $40 & 1S2.
Police jury OF Ver1nilion Parish

Parish OF Vermillon.
Nos. $40 & Isl. q.
Police jury OF Vermilion Parish
Jos. S. Nunez, Tax Collector.
DY virtue of two writs of fieri facias is
- sued by the Hon. 18th District Court,
in and for the parish of FeTIniiiOn, in the
above entitled and numbered suits, and to
me directed, l will proceed to sell at pub
lie sale. to the last and highest bidder, for
cash, with benefit of ap~praiseHlent. at the
courthouse door in this parish, on
Saturday, Esecenaaser =. 1857.
between the hours OF II o'clock a. H., and
i o'clock p. N. and continuing from dag. 10
day if necessary, all the rights. titles,
interests and demands of the defendant, i'll
and to the following described property,
seized to satisfysaid writs, to wit
One certain tract Of land lying In this
parish OIL the west side Of the bayou YER
million, containing az I6-100l one hundred
and foTty-two and Id-l00acres, more or less,
and designated as lots Nos. /, D.. j, 4 and
3. and southwest quarter OF northwest or,
of section Is. in township II, south OF
range + east.
Also one certain tract of land situated
in this parish On the west side of the
bayou Vernilion. measuring thiTteen ar
penis front. more or less, by forty arpents
deep, more or less; bounded north by the
heirs Of Joseph Duhon, south by Alex
andre Sellers. east by bayou Yernllion.
and west by the first above described
lands, together, with all improvements
thereon situated, 0 appertaining thereto.
Also one aTpcnt Oh the east bank OF
the haynu Vermilion. in Lafayette parish,
by the depth Of the woods, about ten az
penis, bounded north. south and east by
Prosper Broussard and west by bayou
Eernilion, being opposite the plantation,
the whole comprising the plantation
lately acquired by JOS. S. Nunez from
Felix BroHssard.
Given under my official signature this
29th day of October. 1887.
". d. WHITE. Coroner
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Ieoliin: McEneryites.

When the McEneryites see that
they are about to lose a parish they
bolt. The proceedings of the CON
vention held i'll Tangipahoa parish
last Saturday show clearly that
Nichols delegates were elected by
a large majority. but upon a frivol.
Gus pretext the McEneryites bolted.
The official proceedings Of the mass
meeting Of Washington parish shows
that delegates We're elected from
that parish and instructed to vote for
Gen. Nichols as long as his name
il before the convention. Yet the
Times Democrat places Washington
and Tangipahoa on the McEnery
list. These are only two %isntances
oul Of many. But notwithstanding
such actions as this on the part Of
the McEneryites. the Z. D., the
acknowledged administration organ,
means and signs over the probable
eruption of the Louisiana Democracy
at the State convention, because in
one or two instances, when the
McEneryites were attempting, by
foul and unfair means to carry cleo.
tons, the Nichols men bolted. The
Picayune puts it bat the McEnery-
ties have become SO desperate that
in some places they actually 60 in to
steal parishes. crying thief" all the
time, "Oh consistency, thou art a
jewel !'-Grcensburg Echo.
You may as we'll be a dog and
bay at the moon as a reform voter
who keeps away from the party pri.
maries. Your influence on current
politics will be the same as the dogs
on the moon. New Orleans Chroni
Gle. There is a whole dozen Of eggs
full of common sense meat in the
above paragraph. 1t is useless, ut
ter!y useless, for your sentimental
politicians to talk and read politics
and then expect their candidate to
be elected by reason OF their own
faith in him alone. BE up and doing
is the only way to secure success.
Clubs should be organized in every
precinct, and active local work done.
Bayou Sara Sun,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
The Nichols men did we'll last

The Nichols men did we'll last
Saturday.
Recollect the election next Mon
day at IL o'clock m., to elect six
delegates to the nominating conven-
ton to be held at Baton Rouge on
the 10th Of January next.
Doctor" said an old lady the
other day to her family physician,
Kin you tell me how it is that some
folks are born dumb ?" "Why, hem!
certainly madam" replied the doc
tor; sit is owing to the fact that
they came into the world without
the power Of speech" LA, me !"
remarked the old lady; now jest
sec what it is to have a physic edu-
cation! lived axed my old mar
more nor a hundred times that ar
same thing, and all that | could ever
git outer him was. 'kase they isl"
1t is a we'll known fact that more
people 60 fishing on Sunday than on
any other day in the week, but it
has not yet been proved that there
is more fish caught on that day.
Indeed, some very close and patient
observers are inclined to the belief
that it is fast day among the fnny.
nns, jnasmuca as they have been
known 10 religiously abstain from
partaking Of the most tempting NOR
sells that ever dangled at the end of
a line. 1t is probably only a sinful
fish that ever wriggles on a Sabbath
breakers hook.
$500
Messrs. A. NJ. Spears and Edward
Vauslyke. who left here several years
ago to try their luck in other guar
ters, returned to VermiIion a few
days ago, stating that this is the best
country yet for a poor man to make
a good living, and a little besides,
they have struck. There is no doubt
Of this fact, as the industrious and
frugal farmer can not fail to do well
in this parish, and live as comforta-
BILE and as happy as a prince. Our
climate is mild, soil good, the seasons
for farming long, and the country
healthy. Churches and good schools
are established throughout the parish,
therefore we have all the requisites
within u borders essential to satisfy
the immigrant who may single out
Vermilion parish as their future
home
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

NOW that the time for hold ing the
parish convention to select delegates
" Tue State and zenith senatorial
inventions is at hand, it seems to
v mat steps should be taken, by the
'saa'orlal committee, towards fixing
us Tine and place for holding the
senatorial convention. We do not
s'sn 1t to be understood as a desire
W our part to be in any way oficious
" ~o'ctatorial in this matter, as we
give this only as a suggestion to the
,'no''ttee, and particularly to Mr..
~. smedes, who. we understand.
: Tue chairman o. said committee.
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Land Office at New Orleans, La.

Sent. 81, 1857.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

thnreuQhly ueSJtu uuIiuS Iuc IGCtHt y
llhI v endemic in this place. 1t proves
pnoau aahcacious in staying the spread of
Ill., Fever, +. H. Armstrong, j. A. Orr,
aT% n Kerr, S. NJ. Davenport, 0. NJ. Lance,
lanes Lee, il
We have had rainy weather all
,he week, making the roads heavy
FIR hauling and, the sidewalks sloppy
.pd slippery
yermilion parish went solid for
,he old hero Of '76. We've tried him
ooee and am willing to try him again.
Hsrrah for Nichols and reform.
4 woman may not be- a to
sharpen q pencil or hold an umbrella;
but she can pack more articles into
/. trunk than a man can in a one.
berse wagon.
The parish convention will remem.
Der that among other business which
y;ll come before it is the reorganiza-
tion Of the Democratic parish execo-
tive committee.
The pretty young lady that came
10 our odice last week and upset the
paste pot over her new dress, has
rot 80 awfuIly stuck up she won't
look at us any more.
Miss Hannah Fischer, of Shreve-
port, La, arrived here last Tuesday
evening. She is on a visit to her
brother, Mr.. Nose Fischer. We
hope she will make her stay in our
midst a pleasant and agreeable one.
Poverty, patient and long suffering
will reduce a mar to the condition
Of . human jackass; he will kick mp
biz heels when goaded, but has not
suoicient manhood Or intelligence
left to throw off the yoke that op-
presses him.
The election for delegates last
Saturday passed of quietly and
orderly not a man was seen drunk
on the streets, nor was there 'any
rowdyism, Notwithstanding the large
Gathering 10 town, which evidently
speaks veil for our community.
Mrs. Smith, to new boarder: "Of
what nationality are you Mr.. Roman.
off," Romanof-"I am a Hungarian
before breakfast, but you will
fluid me. a Russian after the other
seals." Mrs. Smith has never yet
been able to see the point and thinks
bin . little off,"
Nessrs. Mills & Fischer have just
received the finest and one of the
best selected stock of Christmas
presents ever offered for sale in this
market. To fully appreciate their
stock you should see it, and to learn
their prices you must call at the
Mills drug store where the goods
IRE offered for sale. They have quite
variety Of curiosities suited to
ladies' and gentlemen.
The action Of the gentlemen favor.
ing Governor McEaery's candidacy
u the mass.mceting in the third
safd last Saturday, IS highly com.
nendable and demonstrates that the
good people Of Vermilion parish
VII never 50 far lose their selcre
'pect as to become engaged in any
u the unseemly broils which have
"o often characterized similar gath
e'nss in other parishes during the
present campaign.
NOW that the time for holding the
Rrish convention to select deleg ates
/" the State and tenth senatorial.
inventions is at hand, it seems tc
W mat steps should be taken, by thu
SENATORIAL committee, towards fixing
ue time and place for holding thu
- ecudf0rln1 Nor-- 49,
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BROS, alEEL PEN;
THE TEST IN USE.

THE BEST ~ USE.
When not for sale by ioca. dealers, we VII mail
u leading styles IN y boxes Of I dozen eaci, on
receipt OF S1.s5.
4 STYLES School Pens, I boxes, / doz. each, Sso.A5
4 : Business" 40
sltres TEE EHIER PR2s eTTTERE q, Hs:fabp, Com,
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Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings. Cis-
tens, Balnsters, Ornamental Pickets.
In connection with the above we will
soon have established a carpenters shop
to do all kinds OF wood work.
Give us a call and be convinced that
you will get the best bargain.
ABBEVILLE, La.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-20
A HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE.
A Cholera Patient In Brazil-Insultin~
.Nurse-A Terrible Punishment.

.Nurse-A Terrible Punishment.
Mr Edward Weitzel, Of Detroit, formerly
advance agent for popular theatrical com.
pany, tells this story:
while on my way from Louisville "a
Nashville some three years ago ! found my
self in company with the members Of a
troupe who were going 10 Memphis. IL ~a.
night express and previous 70 reur
ing 10 their berth5 some half dozen OF them
myself among the number sought the smok
ing apartment of the sleeper for q smoke and
"A chat As is usual when number OF actors
get together. the conversation was Of the
STAGE STACEY, until one Of them varied DO by
relating a personal experience that struck me
forcibly at the time.
when / was a call boy 40 the Chestnut
Street theatre in Philadelphia be said "a
celebrated phren0logst Dr. Simms came o.
that city to lecture. Ito Was great friend
Of the manager OF tho theatre auI wanting "a
young man for an assistant he applied to tho
manager Wa offered tho position and as
the doctor was about ~ start Ona trip around
the world accepted We visited nearly all
the civilized countries on the globe, and at
the end Of two years found ourselves in
Brazil During our STAY ira Rio Joneiro The
cholera broke out and the Oh doctor who
vasa lno physician determined t. remain
anl attach hims ID 60 Che medical staT of the
hospital lie Offered o. send me away If j
wished 10 CO. bug toll him | would stay
aui stay dil. assisting him u hia work at
tho hospital
''Aitera fortnight was taken sick and
on describing nay symptoms % the doctor !
received the cheerful information that
cholera had fastened los grip on me How
ever. tne doctor attended me SD faithfully
that uassed the crisis safely and 40 last
found myself conyalesceHt Tho nurses at
the hospital were mostly Sisters of Charity,
aul the fear.essness with which they per-
formed their dinicnlt and dangerous duties
WIS enough 90 make thoge of the patients
vino could appreciate their Witirlug devotion
REGARD them as almost divine beings Ia tine
same ward la which lay was "a Portuguese
saiiof who was also contaloscent His DEED
sas but short distance from mine, ANA one
morning when one Of the sisters entered the
yard alone nc offered her an insult. the SIS
Ter hurriedly left the ward One of tine na
I've doctors attached % the hospital entered
a few minutes later Going up 60 the FOrtl
guase. lac asked him how he felt Better
ho replied Yes, said the doctor ''you viii
soon be able to leave tue hospital, bat / must
change Your medicine Aud he did 81.
There was something m his tome that struck
me At the time, and / wondered If the nurse
had told him Of what bad taken place That
night. when the dead c1rt drove on 70 The
lime pits with Is CHASTITY load, tine body OF
tlat lately conyalesceut Portuguese sailor
who had offered insult % a Sister of Charity
helped % mako up the lcedr Detroit Free
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-20

During the darkest days OF the war there
was a squabble in Syracuse over the appoint
ment Of a postmaster Two factions had can
didates. and each had sent % Warrington
numerously signed petitions for the appoint
mcnt Of its favorte. Finally, to get the
matter settled delegation composed OF the
wealthicst men Of the town and several Of
the most prominent ministers and lawyers,
headed by Gen leavenworth, visited the ma
tiona capital and secured an audience with
President Lincoln Gen Leayenworth had
carefully prepared his speech 10 Mr. Lincoln,
and 10 ran something like this:
Mr. President. II is with great roluct-
anco that We intrudo upon you this morning.
We appreciate the awful responsibilities and
perplexities Of your position, and 10 not for
get that the very life Of the nation Is IN your
hands But, Mr. President. the people Of tho
great loyal north are AZ your back, and they
are praying. sir, that your life may be spared
and that sou may be given strength ~ carry
this war through b. successful issue
Mr. Lincoln listened 20 Gen. Leavenvorth
with some Impotence until be reached TINS
point, and then interrupted him With,
81 assure YOU my dear sir, that IL isn't the
war or the arms that is worrying the life out
Of me; it Is that Syracuse postoi.ice that Is
keeping mo awake nights.
Gen Leayenw0rth did not finish hisspoeh
The delegation presented their case M the
Lriefest manner, and felt more comfortable
when they reached Pennsylvania avenue than
they did in the presence Of the president
Philadelphia Pres.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-20
SHOW YOUR HAND.

We hope that the Idea in the Legisla-
lure 10 suspend hostilities" between the
State and the creditors will cause fair
business like consideration OF the debt
question. But II there are any numbers
OF influential Democrats who want 10
make what they may conceive to be
popular move to repudiate the debt, let
us know il now. II is better TO have a
square declaration and not sharp
play on figures or decisions.
There are certainly thousands Of men
in Virginia who want thedebt repudiated
and only lack a plausible excuse to take
the stump, and organize a party with
that platform. Now what We ask the
Legislature TO do is to bring this CHASTITY
question to a focus, and if the State has
all the advantage as is claimed, then let
the settlement be forced. But if there is
10 he a show of figures TO suit a political
idea. and scheme to repudiate the debt
under the pretence of settlement, let us
see what the programme is to be.
It will be remembered that Malone
PLAYED Democrat for a long time after he
had been acting Republican, and with
this lesson in view we believe that the
people of Virginia would like to have a
notwithstanding with the politicians
as to the intention Of the majority
whether they intend to settle the debt or
use il for a political purpose again IN
imitation Of Malone. If the patriotic
element 10 the Democratic party does
not take some decided action there will
be a Reputation party in less than SIX
months.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-20

The Constitution recognizes the neces.
sity of "well-regulated militia" and, in
1856, Congress doubled the annual APP
preparation for the purchase Of arms and
equipments for the militia. The amount
yearly given for this purpose had been
100000 for half century. 1t was then
made 100000. This sum is disbursed
among the respective States in proror-
ton to the number OF their Senators and
Representatives at Washington, and
among the Territories as the President
directs This tardy recognition had a
value more than pecuniary. There was
not a militiaman in the country who did
not feel complimepted and encouraged
by it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-20

"Wanted--Lodgings by B. A. Advcr-
tiser wishes il clearly understood that none
need apply who object on principle 70 fall in
with his not excessive requirements, which
include--lst, punctuality IN serving meals
I'd. moderate quiet in house; Sd, dry toast
thrice daily, 4th, joints 10 DO roasted not
baked and chops and steaks TO be grilled
mot fried 5th, tho free use Of latch key
and 9th. the absence Of cat This adver.
tisement appeared in a country newspaper ia
England New York sun